Most college football writers and fans have different opinions of Signing Day. Some enjoy the hype that surrounds the day and the excitement that comes along with it (mostly fans with Top 25 classes). Some think the entire charade is silly.

Sporting News writer Bill Bender published an article titled “Seven reasons to hate National Signing Day,” which includes a few humorous references to the cliche hat announcement, adult fans heckling recruits for not choosing their school, etc.

Although National Signing is often the beginning of the ongoing issue of over-hyping athletes before they even step foot on the campus, it isn’t the only culprit. In other words, college athletes can be over-hyped too.

The Oregon Ducks are currently in the market for a new quarterback after Heisman Trophy winner and former Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota opted for the 2015 NFL Draft. The leading candidate to replace him isn’t even enrolled at Oregon.

Vernon Adams, a 6-foot, 200-pound junior from Eastern Washington – an FCS school, was recently offered a scholarship by Oregon and plans to visit.

Adams, whose skill set matches what Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich values in a quarterback, passed for 3,483 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2014 at EWU, and would be eligible to play immediately for the Ducks – should he opt to transfer. However, one small problem remains: Nobody knows for certain if his game will transfer to major Division 1 competition. Adams’ skill set may very well translate nicely over to the 1-A level, but at this point it still remains an assumption.

Vernon Adams lit up Washington last September, so he’s already pretty much an Oregon quarterback.